Anarchism is the name for both a political philosophy and manner of organizing society, derived from the Greek αναρχία ("without archons" or "without rulers"). Thus "anarchism," in its most general semantic meaning, is the belief that all forms of rulership are undesirable and should be abolished. For many anarchists, this includes not only the state, but many or all institutions of authority, such as state socialism and capitalism. The rise of anarchism as a cohesive philosophy in the 19th century, with its notion of freedom as being based upon political, economic, and social equality, was a reaction to the rise of bureaucratic nation state and large-scale industrial capitalism."Anarchism arose out of the ideological ferment of the French Revolution and in reaction to both the European bureaucratic nation-state and the advent of large-scale industrial capitalism." "Anarchism," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2006 (UK version) http://uk.encarta.msn.com © 1997-2006 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Although anarchists are unified in the rejection of the state, they differ about economic arrangements that would prevail in a stateless society. On this issue anarchists differ widely, ranging from advocates of complete common ownership and distribution according to need, to supporters of private property and free market competition."Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought" (1991), edited by David Miller, Janet Coleman, William Conolly and Alan Ryan

The word "Anarchy", as most anarchists use it, does not imply chaos, nihilism, or anomie, but rather an anti-authoritarian society that is based on voluntary association of free individuals in autonomous communities operating on principles of mutual aid and self-governance.

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RT @ozuckan Which Anarchism? On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Infinity for (Political) Life by Nina Power http://ff.im/-c5B6X
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RT @ozuckan Which Anarchism? On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Infinity for (Political) Life by Nina Power http://ff.im/-c5B6X
@indifareedah should tell them u r anarchism+marxism hahaha
ngaochan (ngaochan) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:28:46 -0000
@indifareedah should tell them u r anarchism+marxism hahaha
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Which Anarchism? On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Infinity for (Political) Life by Nina Power | AAAARG.ORG http://ff.im/-c5B6X
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